The documentary follows The Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Team on the road as they compete in the 2015 World Box Lacrosse Championships. For the first time ever, the Championship Games were held on an Indian Reservation, in Onondaga in upstate New York, the Capitol of the Iroquois Confederacy. Run Time: 102 mins.

The American Indian Center is honored to present Everybody Dance! - a triumphant photography exhibition commemorating seven decades of Chicago intertribal powwows. The powwow is the centerpiece of contemporary intertribal Indian culture; it is how Native Americans honor traditional values and demonstrate cultural exchange.

Everybody Dance! portrays a retrospective of Chicago powwows. This exhibit houses images that fuse contemporary media with the ancient practice of storytelling. Everybody Dance! is aimed at enhancing an unwritten culture, to provide first-voice insight to intertribal, urban, Native American customs.

Local presentation of this traveling exhibition is made possible through the generous support of the

CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST

Support is also provided by:Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events - City of ChicagoIllinois Arts CouncilChicago Cultural AllianceD'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies at the Newberry Library

Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders, and eating disorders.

Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders, and eating disorders.

The American Indian Center is working with UIC's Capstone 490 class to conduct a community needs assessment. Please take the time to fill out the survey below. Paper surveys will be available at 3401 W. Ainslie.

As Suicide Awareness Month draws to an end, we'd like to come together to educate, ask questions, and support anyone whose life has been touched by suicide. We will be presenting our community quilt project (currently available for community input at AIC). Come with questions or just to show your support!

For more information contact Hope Williams: 773-883-9100 or hwilliams.aihsc@gmail.com .

Please join AIC staff members for a brainstorming session. We are seeking ideas for an upcoming grant opportunity from the Administration for Native American's Social and Economic Development Strategies.

This event is facilitated by Maryellen Baker, a prominant and respected Three Fires Midewin Lodge Grandmother from Lac Courte Oreilles. This training will focus on best practices when working with Native women who have been traumatized by sexual assault, human trafficking, or domestic violence from a traditional Anishinaabe perspective. This training is recommended for mental health and healthcare professionals.

Please join us for the FINALE of Robust Indigenes - an evening of stories that articulate the vitality of the American Indian Center toward providing space and programs that resulted in a continuum of cultural practice and contributed to the development of identity for four generations of Native Americans in Chicago.

We will have 4 featured storytellers plus an open mic format for anyone willing to share an AIC story. We are asking all storytellers to bring along a tangible item (e.g. photograph or something produced at the AIC, etc.) that will enhance your AIC story. Your item will then be digitally scanned or photographed and become eligible for entrance into the AIC Archives collection and to the development of the first retrospective exhibit for the American Indian Center, slated for Fall 2018.

Come on out and join Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman David Archambault II and Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin Chairman Gary Besaw. Both tribal leaders will be visiting Chicago and the American Indian Center to have a conversation with the Chicago community on tribal sovereignty and water rights.

Tentative Agenda: 6:00 meet and greet/ 6:15 Introduction /6:30 Native Housing / 7:00 Rent Control/ Remainder will be discussion around any ideas and epiphanies. The goal is to raise awareness around issues of housing and possible solutions or points of intervention for our community to organize around.